New Ball Python Concerns

[Sunnieskys]

Don't have a picture at the moment, but it is a 10 gallon tank with a small zoomed heating pad, about 1-2 inches of aspen. Hide is on half with heat pad, with some fake greenery all over. Opposite side just has water bowl Room temp is about 75-80 on average. Don't have a heating lamp because i have read that the heating pad should be sufficient. humidity is around 40-45%. Cant say ive heard of feeding it a live pinky, but do you think this would initiate its want to feed? currently have been attempting fuzzy mice so I'm not too sure it had been fed rats before and is now refusing mice because it's never had them before. Also, don't have a scale either that i can weigh it on.

Change substrate. Aspen will not hold any humidity. Use Eco earth if you want a fast solution. You need TWO identical hides that are small. BP like to be tight and enclosed. Water bowl goes in the middle. You need to regulate that uth with a thermostat. You need a heat lamp. Ambient temp should be no less than 80. Hot side should be 90. Humidity should be 60%. Look,up,the pinned thread of a glass tank set up and the other is hides my way. Your husbandry is off which is most likely why your beep is t eating.